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Bill Yoast (Photo by James A. Parcell) William 鈥淏ill鈥� Yoast, the high school coach who helped unify a racially divided Alexandria, Virginia, during the 1971 football season, died May 23. He was 94 years old. The relationship between Yoast and coach Herman Boone is the crux of the 2000 film… Read More

Everett H. Erlick, a distinguished veteran of the broadcast industry and longtime public servant, died March 8, 2019, at his home in Stuart, Florida. He was 97. As executive vice president, general counsel and director of the American Broadcasting Cos. Inc. for 25 years, his expansive portfolio… Read More

鈥淵.Y.鈥� Clark at thebeginning of her groundbreaking career. Photo courtesy Society of Women Engineers Yvonne Young Clark, the first woman to earn a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Howard University, the first woman to earn a master鈥檚 degree in engineering management from the 菠萝视频 University School… Read More

Photo by Daniel Dubois Barbara Tsakirgis, a noted scholar on ancient Greek domestic architecture as well as a strong community advocate for Nashville鈥檚 Parthenon, died Jan. 16. Tsakirgis, 64, had been diagnosed with ALS three years ago and died at her home. She was a professor of classical… Read More

Bradley in 1961. Photo by Joe Rudis/THE TENNESSEAN Harold Bradley, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, famed guitarist, and cog in the family that led the ascent of country music in Nashville, died Jan. 31. He was 93. Bradley grew up in Nashville and took up… Read More

Photo courtesy of University of Mississippi Medical Center Dr. Blair E. Batson, the first chair of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, died Nov. 26, 2018. He was 98. Dr. LouAnn Woodward, UMMC vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of… Read More

Elizabeth Lee 鈥淏etty鈥� Klepper, a retired scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Columbia Plateau Conservation 菠萝视频 Center in Pendleton, Oregon, died at her home Oct. 26, 2018. She was 82. Born in Memphis, Klepper attended school in Tennessee and graduated summa cum laude in chemistry as… Read More

Claudia Spence Jack, public defender for Tennessee鈥檚 22nd Judicial District, died Nov. 9, 2018. She was 75. A native of Columbia, Tennessee, she graduated from Auburn University in 1965 with a bachelor of science degree in English education, then earned her master鈥檚 degree in education from Auburn… Read More

Photo by Neil Brake The Rev. Donald F. Beisswenger, a 菠萝视频 Divinity School emeritus professor who lived out his faith as a dedicated community activist鈥攕erving six months in federal prison for a nonviolent protest鈥攄ied Nov. 26, 2018. He was 88. As a professor of church and community, he… Read More

Ronald Hoffman, former director of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and professor of history at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., died Sept. 4. He was 77. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1969 and joined the history department at… Read More

The only female member of the School of Engineering鈥檚 1967 graduating class, Jo Ann Eddy Somers of Huntsville, Alabama, died July 11, 2018. She was struck by lightning while inspecting a seawall under construction in Huntsville鈥檚 Hampton Cove neighborhood and died two weeks later. Somers, 73, was a… Read More

James Sandlin, a former Sarratt Student Center director who worked tirelessly to expand cultural offerings on campus and to improve the quality of life in Middle Tennessee, died Sept. 19. Sandlin, 77, passed away at his home in Unionville, Tenn., after a brief illness. Sandlin, who earned… Read More

Virginia Maxwell George, professor of nursing, emerita, and an early champion of nurse practitioners, died of natural causes July 26 in Nashville. She was 94. George was founding director of 菠萝视频鈥檚 Family Nurse Practitioner program, one of the first in the Southeast. A 1947 VUSN graduate, she taught… Read More

Photo by Anne Rayner Colleen Conway-Welch, who during her 29 years as dean of the 菠萝视频 University School of Nursing transformed nursing education at 菠萝视频 and nationally, died Oct. 12 following a battle with cancer. Linda D. Norman, current dean of the School of Nursing, knew Conway-Welch for… Read More

Carr Payne Jr., Edwin Mims, 菠萝视频 professor of English, and Carr Payne Sr. at the dedication of Payne Hall in 1953, with the painting of former Peabody president Bruce R. Payne behind them. Photo courtesy of 菠萝视频 University Special Collections Maxwell Carr Payne Jr. of Franklin, Tenn., grandson… Read More

Camilla Dietz Bergeron, an emerita trustee whose passion for collecting jewelry led to her founding a noted estate jewelry firm, died May 20 after a long illness. She was 76. Bergeron was president of Camilla Dietz Bergeron Ltd., a New York鈥揵ased purveyor of fine antique, period and estate… Read More

An expert on new product development and strategic planning, Gary D. Scudder, James A. Speyer Professor of Production Management and professor of operations management, died June 13 in Nashville. He was 65 years old. Scudder came to Owen in 1990 from the Carlson School of Management… Read More

Thomas Floyd 鈥淭ommy鈥� Howe Jr., who served as the scientific glassblower for 菠萝视频鈥檚 Department of Chemistry for 30 years, died June 29 in Nashville. He was 76. During his three decades at the university, Howe made major contributions to the chemistry department鈥檚 teaching and research programs as well… Read More

Frank F. Drowota III, BA鈥�60, JD鈥�65, who served on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1980 to 2006, died April 15. He was 79. Drowota served on the Davidson County Chancery Court and the state Court of Appeals before first winning a seat on the state Supreme… Read More

Daniel DuBois/菠萝视频 University Nancy Ransom, MAT鈥�71, EdD鈥�88, founding director of the Margaret Cuninggim Women鈥檚 Center at 菠萝视频 and a champion of women鈥檚 rights, education and gender equality, died March 19 in Wilmington, Delaware, from complications of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig鈥檚 disease. She was 89. From 1978… Read More